Import compliance isn’t just about avoiding fines.
For apparel brands, it’s the difference between margin erosion and competitive advantage. In 2024 alone, brands paid nearly $12 billion in U.S. import tariffs. Even a 5% misclassification rate can drain millions in duties, delays, and wasted resources.
This webinar shows you how to turn classification from a liability into a lever for cost savings and resilience.
What You’ll Learn
- The hidden risk in apparel classification
Why style changes, hybrid fabrics, and multi-country sourcing make apparel compliance uniquely difficult—and why spreadsheets can’t keep up. - The real cost of getting it wrong
How classification mistakes lead to penalties, audits, and shipment delays, with real-world examples of brands that paid the price. - How apparel leaders gain advantage
Proven strategies, centralizing data, automating processes, and leveraging tariff engineering to cut duty costs and stay audit ready. - A case study: from manual to automated
See how an apparel importer reduced reclassifications, saved hours each month, and lowered duty spend.
Why Attend?
Most compliance teams are stuck firefighting, managing endless spreadsheets, outdated HS data, and regional inconsistencies. This isn’t just risky, it’s expensive.
By attending, you’ll learn how leading brands like Columbia and Converse embed compliance into product design and supply chains not just to survive, but to compete.
Don’t wait until an audit or customs hold forces the issue. Join us to see how smarter classification can protect margins, reduce risk, and unlock competitive advantage in 2025.